Shutter-fastener



in. 24,080; Patented ma 2, I899. c. H. PEASE.

SHUTTER FASTENEB.

(Application filed Dec. 2, 1897.)

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WITNESSES INVENTOR CHARLES H. PEASE, OF ATLANTIC OITY, NEW JERSEY.

SHUTTER-FASTEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 624,080, dated May 2,1899.

Application filed December 2, 1897. Serial No. 660,461. (No model) ToaZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. PEASE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Atlantic City, in the county of Atlantic and State of NewJersey, have invented a certain new and useful Shutter-Fastener, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to shutter-fasteners of the self-catching type,which after the shutter has passed fall into position to secure it.

The object of my invention is to provide a fastener of the simplestconstruction and having its essential parts all in one piece; one thatis easy of attachment and, working automatically without springs, willat once secure the shutter and prevent its being swayed to and fro bythe wind; I attain these obj ects by the construction and combination ofparts which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichFigure 1 is a detailed drawing of the trans verse section, showing thefastener in position with the shutter open. Fig. 2 is a guard orstriking plate to protect the opening made in the shutter. Fig. 3 is aside view showing the fastener as it is secured to the side of a houseor wall with the tongue projecting below. Fig. 4 is a front view of thefastener.

Similar letters of reference are used to denote similar parts throughoutthe several views.

The tongue A, Fig. 1, having a vertical guide-slot c, is pivoted in apost B at a in the transverse opening e, which extends a portion of thelength of the post B and is held in position by a pin b passing throughthe post B and the guide-slot c of the tongue A, which retains thetongue A in a protruding position and prevents it from swingingcompletely out of the post B through the opening 6. It thus acts as alatch. 77

The post B is secured to the side of the house or wall by screwsinserted through the plate 0, which is .made to conform to theweather-boarding of a frame house.

An opening cl a little larger than the post B is made in the shutter Dand protected by the guard or striking plates E-. As the shutter swingsopen the post B passes into and through the opening (1, and while doingso raises the tongue A until the shutter has passed the tongue A, whenit drops of its own weight into position, and thus secures the shutter.The shutter may be released by raising the tongue and drawing theshutter forward.

It will be observed that the essential elements of my invention are allcontained in the fastener proper-that is to say, in one piece ofapparatus.

This fastener fills a want that has been much felt in the coast cities,its simplicity exposing no complicated parts to the oxidizing effects ofthe salt air, and yet guaranteeing satisfactory holding power in theheaviest blow. It is cheap to manufacture and may be sold at a figurethat makes it widely available.

I- am aware that it has been proposed to use a post extending throughthe shutter and a latch of some sort on the shutter to cooperatetherewith; but such devices cannot be trusted, nor are they durable. Theviolent shaking or banging of the shutter tends to unlatch the devicesand also to tear the latch loose. In my fastener it is observed that allthe essential parts, including the latch, are firmly and immovablyattached to the house and not on the shutter, avoiding thesedifficulties.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim to be new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination of the base-plate O fixed rigidly upon the side of abuilding; the post B, of substantially cylindrical shape, made integralwith the base-plate, and slotted as at e, for a portion of its length;the latch or tongue A, pivoted at a and having a limiting-pin and slot1), c; the shutter or door D, hinged at one side of the base-plate,apertured as at d, and fitted with striking-plates E E, the latterhaving elongated apertures registering with the aperture 61, and withtheir greater diameter lying in the plane of rotation, whereby the easypassage of the post is permitted while a close holding of the latch isassured, substantially as described.

CHARLES H. PEASE.

Witnesses:

HAROLD F. ADAMS, GEORGE A. CRAWFORD.

